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Watch a great collection of videos from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Our selection includes classic movie trailers, vintage TV clips, vintage commercials, fashion clips and classic music videos. Visit our Photo Galleries to see vintage photos from times gone by.
Al Jolson and Cab Calloway: “I Love to Singa”
"I Love to Singa" is a song written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg for the Warner Bros. feature-length film The Singing Kid. Al Jolson and Cab Calloway perform the song in this clip that dates back to 1936. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfiftuUUV8Y
Making Fashion (1938)
Watch this excerpt from the 1938 film Making Fashion, which was directed by Humphrey Jennings. In this clip, Norman Hartnell's 1938 Spring Collection is modeled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-7z2OiiqzA
Eveready Battery Classic Commercial
Watch this classic commercial spot for Eveready Batteries which dates back to 1938. It tells of the events surrounding a potential train derailment averted by police officer Harold Sewell in Beaumont, California using only his trusty flashlight that was powered by...
Bonomo Turkish Taffy Bar Commercial
Classic commercial for the Bonomo Turkish Taffy Bar that dates back to 1948. This commercial features great shots of Coney Island. The price advertised for the King Size Bonomo's Taffy is five cents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyGkHXfyGYM
Please Don’t Kiss Me- Rita Hayworth (1947)
Watch as Rita Hayworth sings "Please Don't Kiss Me" in this classic clip from the 1947 film The Lady from Shanghai. This film noir starred Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVx1bCTRSc
A Date With Judy (1948)
Theatrical trailer for the 1948 MGM musical A Date with Judy which was filmed in Technicolor. It stars Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor. The movie was released on July 29, 1948. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXNME8A0FI
Chevrolet Station Wagon Commercial
Classic commercial for the 1959 Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon. This ad is unique in that no dialogue is used to convey the effective sales message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWHOg3flY4Q
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Movie trailer for the 1957 film Love in the Afternoon starring Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn and Maurice Chevalier. It tells the story of a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client....
Glo-Coat Floor Wax Commercial (1958)
This commercial for Glo-Coat Floor Wax dates back to 1958 and aired during the Red Skelton Show. The tagline is "For a shine so tough it's just like another floor. A shine you can really live on. Try this all new three waxes in one hard gloss Glo-Coat"....